Figure toy or amusement device.



C.A.WALKH1& E.A.SCHNHDEK FIGURE TOY 0R AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. in. 191s.

Patentd Feb. 20, 1917.

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FIGURE TOY on AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATlON FILED MAR. 11; I916.'1,216,632. Patented Feb. 20,1917.

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. Q I FE Attorneys srarss rarnnr rrioa CLAYTON A. WALKER AND ERNEST A;SCHNEIDER, or FAIBHAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

FIGURE TOY or. AMUSEMENT nEv IcE.

Specification-of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 20, 191'?) Applicationfiled'March 11, 1916. I Serial No. 83,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLAYTON A. WVALKER that when the mule is struck ata certain. .point, by a ball or other missile, the mule will go throughthe action of kicking, thereby knocking the man over. The parts can bereturned to set or initial position readily for a new operation, and thestructure has novel and improved features of construction, to enhancethe operativeness and effectiveness of the device.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope ofwhat is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. 7

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a front view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof. a

Fig. 3 is a. view illustrating the figure representing a man or humanbeing.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a suitable base B uponwhich is mount-1 ed two figures, one representing a mule, and the othera man. lhe mule comprises a body 1 supported by a front leg 2 which isfastened securely upon the base B, and the neck 3 having the head ispivoted, as at 4, to the body 1, so that the neck and head can swingdownwardly from normal position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.Rear legs 5 are pivoted, as at 6, t0 the body 1 to swing rearwardlytoward the figure representing the man.

This latter figure embodies the legs 7 standing astride and having theirlower ends pivoted, as at 8, to a cleat9 secured upon the base B, thefeet 10 projecting forwardly and normally supporting the legs 7 inupright position, since the center of the gravity of the legs and partscarried thereby is normally above the feet 10, so that the man willstand upright ordinarily. Pivoted between the upper ends of the legs 7is the body 11,

the pivot being designated at '12, and the lower portion of the body 11is weighted, as at 13, to hold said body upright, although it can swingor oscillate'slightly. When the body 11 is given a thrust by therearward movement of the legs 5 of the mule, the man iskno'cked downfrom a standing position, seen in full li'nes'inFig. 1, to a sittingposture, seen in dotted lines in said figure.

As a means for normally supporting the neck 3 and for releasing it whenthe mule is hit on the head by a ball or other object, a pair of levers1415 are pivoted between their ends'as at 16 and 17 respectively, to.the rear side of the neck 3, and have their adjacent ends pivotallyconnected, as at 18. A pin 19 is slidable through the head carried bythe neck 3 and projects forwardly, the forward protruding end of saidpin 19 having a disk or target 20 against which a ball or other missilecan be thrown when aimed properly. A latch pin 21 is slidable through anaperture provided in the neck 3 adjacent the pivot 4, and is normally received by an aperture or socket 22 with which the body 1 is provided, tohold said neck in raised position. The rear end of the pin 21 hascollars 23 between whichthe bifurcated-end or fork 24 of the lever 15 isdisposed. The joint 18 of the levers 14-15 is normally moved rearwardlyunder the influence of its spring 25 between the lever 15 and neck 3,which normally projects the pin 19 and latch 21 forwardly to theposition illustrated in Fig. 4.

In order to set the parts to normal position, a cable or other flexibleelement 26 is passed around a pulley 27 at the foot of the fore leg 2 ofthe wheel, and passes over a pulley 28 carried by theneck 3 in rear ofthe pivot 4, and said cable 26 is attached, as at 29, to the rear legs 5below the pivot 6 thereof. A second cable 30 is passedunand from thepulley 31 the cable 30 extends upwardly over a pulley 32 carried by apost 32 mounted upon the base adjacent the man. The cable 30 is attachedto the upper The cables 7 end or" one leg 7, as at 33. 26-30 can bepassed around one or more pulleys 34; to the operating point, and saidcables can be pulled for restoring the device to normal position afterit has been released.

The rear legs 5 are normally latched by means of a latch 35 engaging anotch 36 of the leg 5 in rear of the body 1, said latch 35 being carriedby a guide 37 and being spring pressed into engagement with therespective leg 5. The latch 35 is connected, as at 38, with the neck 3,whereby when said neck swings downwardly, it will re tract the latch 35to release the rear legs 5. A weight 39 is attached to one or both legs5 above the pivot 6, so that when said legs are released, the weight 39will swing said legs rearwaii'dly to the dotted line position as seen inFig. 1.

In operation, assuming that the parts are set as seen in Figs. 1 and 2,should a ball or other object impinge against the disk 20, it will forcethe pin 19 rearwardly, thereby swinging the joint 18' of the levers 1l15forwardly, and retracting the latch 21 from the aperture 29/. Thisallows the neck 3 to drop, retracting the latch and releasing the hindlegs 5 which will swing rearwardly under the influence of the weight 39.The legs 5 strike the body 11 of the man, and thereby kick the man intoa sitting position, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The cables 2630should ordinarily be left slack so as not to impede the operation of theparts as above specified. The action of the device is quite life-like,and will be a source of amusement, whether the device be used as a toyor amusement apparatus. To restore the parts to normal positions, thecables 2630 are pulled. The cable 26 in being pulled, will return thelegs 5 to normal position, and the pulley 28 being pulled downwardlywill raise the neck 3 to normal position, the latches 21 and 35springing into place when the legs 5 and neck 3 are returned to normalposition.

hen the cable 30 is pulled, the legs 7 are 7 swung upwardly to normalposition, thereby returning the man to a standing position. The deviceis then ready for a new operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Anamusement device embodying a figure representing an animal, said figurehaving a pivoted rear leg, means tending to swing the leg rearwardly andalso hav ing a pivoted neck tending to swing downwardly, means forlatching said leg and neck in normal position, a target connected to thelatching means for releasing it and a second figur arranged to beknocked down when said leg is swung rearwardly.

2. An amusement device embodying a figure representing an animal havinga body, a rear leg pivoted thereto, means tending to swing the legrearwardly, a neck pivoted to the body tending to swing downwardly, alatch for holding the neck in normal position and ooeratively connectedto the neck to release the same, a target carried by the neck andconnected to the first mentioned latch to release it, and a secondfigure ar ranged to be knocked down when said leg swings rearwardly.

3. An amusement device embodying a fig are representing an animal, saidfigure having a pivoted rear leg, means tending to swing the legrearwardly, means for latching said leg in normal position, a targetconnected to the latching means for releasing it when the target isstruck, and a second figure representing a man, the second figure havinga pivotally mounted leg normally in upright position and adapted toswing downwardly, and said second figure having a body pivoted to saidleg and weighted to remain in upright position, the second figure beingarranged to be knocked down when said leg of the first mentioned figureswings rearwardly.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoa'HiXed our signatures in the presence of'two witnesses.

CLAYTON A. WALKER. ERNEST A. SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses LIONEL Wamrnn, ALFRED SCHNEIDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. C.

